As Vice President-Print and National Secretary, Deirdre has a proven track record of gaining jobs for NABJ members and advocating on their behalf. Deirdre helped to launch the NABJ Reinvention Committee and has made several advocacy missions to newspapers across the country and in Canada, negotiating on jobs and supporting members. She mentors high school students with NABJ Founder Acel Moore’s High School Development Program and collegians from LaSalle, Penn, Temple and Rutgers Universities.
“Deirdre has the ability to make people feel part of our organization and that they are supported. She is there for them.”
–Founder Acel Moore, Editor Emeritus,
The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“Deirdre has the skill, experience and drive to navigate NABJ to achieve its goals - securing opportunity for black journalists to thrive and lead.”
“I am making an appeal for your vote for Deirdre M. Childress. As Vice President – Print and past National Secretary, Deirdre has shown time-and-time again her dedication to our national organization. Deirdre coordinated the new NABJ CARES program to assist members in finding jobs, especially after layoffs, because she knows our careers are the Number One issue facing NABJ members. We all benefit from her independent leadership and no-nonsense approach to business dealings and fundraising events.So, please join me as I cast my ballot for Deirdre!
–Vince Hill
Business & Finance Editor
KYW Newsradio 1060
“I’m voting for Deirdre Childress because from my very first PABJ meeting she’s been a great mentor and friend. Always willing to help and support, Deirdre also helped me get into Poynter’s Fellowship for College Journalists. I’m voting for Deirdre because she’s just what NABJ needs.”
–Rahel Solomon
PABJ Member
St. John University
I Support Deirdre M. Childress for NABJ President
Acel Moore
Sandra Long
founding members
National Association of Black Journalists
Cesar Aldama
CBS4 Miami
Mark S. Allen
South Street Journal, Chicago
Terry Allen
Associate Members Task Force, Dallas
Tashyra C. Ayers
WURD 900am, Philadelphia
Harold Banks
Prudential Financial, Newark
Marilyn Batchelor
independent journalist, Los Angeles
Lorraine Branham
Dean, Newhouse School, Syracuse University
Tilesha Brown
ABC News, New York
A’lelia Bundles
journalist, Madam CJ Walker Archives
Johann Calhoun
The Philadelphia Tribune
Cloves Campbell
chairman National Newspaper Publishers Association, Arizona
Darran Caudle
CBS6, Orlando
Simone Ceglia-Greene
journalist, Washington, D.C.
Keonte Coleman
Bennett College, NABJ Professors
E. Steven Collins
Director of Urban Marketing, Radio-One
Ash Danielle
Spellman College
Djbril Diallo
NABJ World Affairs Task Force, United Nations
Marissa Evans
Marquette University, Candidate for Student Rep.
Michael Fletcher
Staff Writer, The Washington Post
Ashley Gabb
Lincoln University
Kirstin Garriss
UNC-Chapel Hill
Annette Gibbs
Disney
Rhonda Gillespie
News Editor, Chicago Defender
Treye Green
UNC-Chapel Hill
Rob Harleston
Congressional Editor/Host, C-Span
Keith Herbert
Past President, Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists
Dante Higgins
BET, CBS news, New York
Vince Hill
KYW Newsradio, CBS
Retha Hill
Executive Director of the Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab,
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Arizona
Steve Jefferson
past chairman, NABJ Council of Presidents, Indianapolis
Crystal Johns
CBS News, New York
Ayana Jones
Julian B. Kiganda
African Diaspora for Change, Washington, D.C.
Yvonne Latty
professor, New York University
Trymaine Lee
senior reporter, Huffington Post, New York
Dana Littlefield
San Diego Chapter President
Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati
past coordinator Authors Showcase
Michelle Lynch, President
Canadian Association of Black Journalists
Ray Metoyer
Past President, Atlanta Association of Black Journalists
Trevy McDonald
UNC-Chapel Hill, adviser for CABJ
Darisha K. Miller
Ross Associates
Jerry Mondesire
owner of Philadelphia Sun, President NAACP-Phila.
Shante Morgan Duriesseau
student adviser, California State University, Northridge
Nisa Muhammad
NABJ Black Press Task Force, The Final Call, Washington, D.C.
Greg Osberg
Publisher and CEO, Philadelphia Media Network
Jasmine Nesi
student, UNC-Chapel Hill
Lynn Norment
retired Ebony Magazine, Chicago
Henrietta Parker
Past President, Garden State Association of Black Journalists
Nadine Patterson
Amity Paye
New York Amsterdam News
Monica Peters
independent journalist, PABJ
Irv Randolph
Managing Editor, The Philadelphia Tribune
Lo Sewer
African Diaspora for Change, Washington, D.C.
Ebony Shamberger
Charlotte (N.C.) Parent Magazine
Rahel Solomon
journalist, PABJ
Bevan Springer
Carribean Media Exchange
Verna Smith
Television producer, Talk show host at Roundtable Productions
Keita Sullivan
author and news artist
Vincent Thompson
PABJ, Media Man Communications
Afea Tucker
PABJ, Love Yourself Campaign
Lon Walls
Walls Communicatons
Robin Washington
past Parliamentarian, Editor, Duluth News Tribune
Gordon Williams
LUTV Studio Manager, Cleveland, Tex.
Yolanda Woodlee
The Washington Post, retired
Kirk Wordy
photographer, CBS 3, Philadelphia
Amy L. Alexander
Editorial Director, San Francisco
Mark S. Allen
The South Street Journal Newspaper
Kia Breaux
Associated Press Chief of Bureau
Deneen Brown
The Washington Post
Kia Gregory
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Donald Hunt
The Philadelphia Tribune, Sports Task Force Honoree
Ray Metoyer
Past President, Atlanta
Pierre Thomas
ABC News
Avis Thomas-Lester
The Washington Post
Yolanda Woodlee
The Washington Post – retired
Bobbi Booker
Examiner.com
Donna Byrd
The Root, Washington, D.C.
Stephanie Crockett
AOL, Washington, DC
Michael W. Douglas, Texas
Joyce Evans,
Anchor, Fox29
William Z Foster
photojournalist, Philadelphia
M.Joe Gray
Time, New York
Hamil Harris
The Washington Post
Xavier Higgs
Vice President-Print, BJASC-Los Angeles
Vince Hill
KYW NewsRadio
Katleen Jeanty
Babson College
Carol Jenkins
Carol Jenkins Media, New York
Gerald Jordan
University of Arksansas
Phillip Dixon
retired Howard University
Tannette Johnson-Elie
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Athelia Knight
The Washington Post
Monica Peters
Independent journalist
Cliff Redding
Los Angeles Daily News
Juan Singleton
Beaufort, SC
Karen Taylor Bass
Taylormade Media
Jacqualine Williams
BAMM Media, Milwaukee